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The Doctor

The Doctor

Difficulty: Hard · Patch 10.2.2, data from October 28, 2026.

A madness-inducing Killer who is able to use his power, Carter's Spark, to trigger electrical charges, incapacitating Survivors and eventually causing them to hallucinate and scream in terror, revealing their position.

Power

Carter's Spark

Carter's Spark

Carter's Spark: Shock Therapy (12 m cone) and Static Blast (whole Terror Radius, through obstacles) raise Madness (3 tiers).

Full power text

CARTER'S SPARK

Successfully striking Survivors with The Doctor's special abilities, Shock Therapy or Static Blast, increases the Survivor's Madness, eventually afflicting them with the Madness status effect and triggering increasingly potent effects.

Madness I:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their position to The Doctor. Slightly affects Skill Check placement and direction.

Madness II:

Causes Survivors to scream once and experience hallucinations in the form of an illusionary Doctor. Moderately affects Skill Check placement and direction.

Madness III:

Causes Survivors to scream intermittently and experience hallucinations in the form of an illusionary Doctor. Tremendously affects Skill Check placement and direction. The Survivor cannot heal, repair, sabotage, unlock, cleanse, or use items until they successfully Snap Out Of It. When a Survivor completes the Snap Out Of It action, they return to Madness I.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Shock Therapy

Press and hold the Power button to perform Shock Therapy, unleashing a ranged shock attack on the ground in front of you. Survivors struck by Shock Therapy gain increased Madness and any interactions they are performing are immediately interrupted. Shock Therapy immediately negates the Oblivious status effect.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Static Blast

Press and hold the Active Ability button to perform a Static Blast, causing all Survivors within The Doctor's Terror Radius to scream and gain increased Madness. Static Blast can only be activated when not on cooldown. Static Blast immediately negates the Oblivious status effect.

Killer perks

  • OverchargeOvercharge
  • Monitor & AbuseMonitor & Abuse
  • Overwhelming PresenceOverwhelming Presence

Builds

MetaMedium confidence
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Merciless StormMerciless Storm
  • Rapid BrutalityRapid Brutality

Add-ons"Calm" - Class II"Calm" - Class II"Discipline" - Class II"Discipline" - Class II

Merciless Storm leverages madness and skill checks, and Rapid Brutality keeps chase pressure between Static Blasts.

BudgetLow confidence
  • DistressingDistressing
  • OverchargeOvercharge
  • Sloppy ButcherSloppy Butcher
  • Bitter MurmurBitter Murmur

Add-ons"Calm" - Class I"Calm" - Class IPolished ElectrodePolished Electrode

Distressing (buffed in 10.2.0: -8% repair in terror radius) fits Doctor's large TR. Overcharge is his own perk.

FunMedium confidence
  • Hex: Huntress LullabyHex: Huntress Lullaby
  • Unnerving PresenceUnnerving Presence
  • OverchargeOvercharge
  • Merciless StormMerciless Storm

Add-ons"Calm" - Class II"Calm" - Class II"Order" - Class II"Order" - Class II

Skill-check Doctor, the second most played build on him since 10.1.0.

How to counter

  • Hiding in a locker protects you from Static Blast.
  • Hit by Shock Therapy you cannot interact for 2.5 s (pallets and windows included): do not commit at the last moment.
  • At Madness III you can do Snap Out of It (12 s) to return to tier I; failed Madness skill checks reset progress and reveal you.

Add-ons to know

  • Iridescent King
    Iridescent KingApplies Calm, Discipline, Order and Restraint together: illusionary pallets and Terror Radius.
  • Iridescent Queen
    Iridescent QueenStatic Charge: Survivors within 4 m of each other trigger an automatic Shock Therapy.
  • "Restraint" - Carter's Notes
    "Restraint" - Carter's NotesReveals auras of Survivors at a higher Madness tier.

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